Starting out in RuneScape Dragonwilds can be a little confusing, but these beginner tips will help you learn fast and have more fun. Whether you’re mining, cutting trees, or building your base, there are helpful tricks that make things easier. This guide will show you how to gather more resources, level up quicker, and avoid common mistakes. If you’re new to the game, these tips will help you get off to a great start.
Best Beginner Tips to Play RuneScape
The game just launched, so pretty much everyone is figuring things out together. Below are few tips to play RuneScape. If you are a beginner, learn to mine rune essence more effectively, chop trees faster, and build your base without wasting resources. Hopefully, these tips save you time, help you level faster, and maybe even keep you alive a bit longer out in the wilds.
Mining Rune Essence
Let’s kick it off with a tip for mining rune essence. At level 11, you unlock a spell called Rock Explosion, and while it’s mainly shown for use on regular stones, it also helps you grab those tricky rune essences floating just out of reach. If you position yourself properly and time your cast when the stones dip low enough, you can catch a few extra resources that you couldn’t otherwise mine with a regular pickaxe. It’s a solid way to make the most out of each mining spot.
Woodcutting
Next up is a woodcutting trick. At woodcutting level 11, you get access to Axal Projection, a spell that lets you chop down multiple trees in one throw. If you line up your shot right, you can hit several trees in a row. Bonus tip: after chopping, right-clicking to break down logs deals more damage than left-clicking, at least with the basic axe. It might not seem like a huge deal, but it adds up when you’re farming resources.
Base Building
When it comes to base building, make sure you’re using Ghost Mode. Press F or toggle it in the build menu to place ghost versions of structures without spending resources. This makes planning your base layout a lot easier, especially when you’re not sure where you want everything just yet. You can blueprint your whole base and only commit resources once you’re ready.
On the topic of base building, another awesome tool you get at construction level 11 is the Eye of Oculus spell. It basically puts you into a free-fly mode while building, letting you zoom around and place structures from above. It’s incredibly useful for planning and fine-tuning your base layout, especially as your structures get more complex or start going vertical.
Level up construction quickly
If you’re looking to level up construction quickly in the early game, try crafting a bunch of Crafting Tables. They only require ash logs and give decent XP (12 XP per placement). You can place them, demolish them, and rebuild repeatedly to grind construction XP. Not every item you build gives XP, so this is a great go-to method for quick early levels.
Lodestone
Let’s talk fast travel. After you complete your first vault, you’ll unlock the recipe for a Lodestone, which is basically a teleportation point. What’s key here is always having the materials on you 32 stone, 20 rune essence, and 1 vault core so you can drop one wherever you are and zip back to base instantly. Super handy when your inventory fills up or you need a quick escape.
Changing Staff Element
Using staves? You can actually change the element of your staff! Just go to your rune tab and right-click on a rune with the orange icon (like Air or Fire). Your staff will switch to that element, and it’ll use those specific runes for spells. So far, only found Fire and Air are available as options, but more might be out there. It’s not immediately obvious, so now you know.
Wardstone Tip
Keep an eye out for armor with a purple shield bar above your health. This seems to function like a secondary shield, possibly for magic defense, and it can be refilled with Wardstones, which are cheap to make using 1 stone and 5 rune essence. Always keep a few on you when you’re out adventuring. That extra buffer might be the difference between surviving or needing to run back to your gravestone.
Secret Passages Tip
Inside vaults, don’t just run through the obvious paths. Look above and around for hidden passages. Some are blocked by thorns or rocks, others are tucked above using ramps or vertical jumps. Use your air runes to reach these spots and find bonus loot like vault cores, levers, and chests. The game rewards exploration, so take your time and look closely.
Survival Tip
Lastly, a survival tip: if your hunger and thirst hit zero, you won’t die. You’ll drop to 1 HP, but you’ll still be alive. It’s nice to know that even if you forget to eat or drink, you’re not going to lose everything just make sure a dragon doesn’t show up while you’re AFK.
